1 Tesalonika 2:3-12
2:3 For the appeal we make
1 does not come
2 from error or impurity or with deceit,
2:4 but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we declare it, not to please people but God, who examines our hearts.
2:5 For we never appeared
3 with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed – God is our witness –
2:6 nor to seek glory from people, either from you or from others,
2:7 4 although we could have imposed our weight as apostles of Christ; instead we became
5 little children
6 among you. Like a nursing mother caring for her own children,
2:8 with such affection for you
7 we were happy
8 to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.
2:9 For you recall, brothers and sisters,
9 our toil and drudgery: By working night and day so as not to impose a burden on any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.
2:10 You are witnesses, and so is God, as to how holy and righteous and blameless our conduct was toward you who believe.
2:11 As you know, we treated each one of you as a father treats his own children,
2:12 exhorting and encouraging you and insisting that you live in a way worthy of God who calls you to his own kingdom and his glory.
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